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A report, based on one of The Open University's Open Societal Challenges, shows that young people in Wales are more likely to be dissatisfied with democracy and less likely to participate in formal politics.

Open University researchers are launching a toolkit (21 November 2024) which will help people across generations to keep healthy together.

Thames Life, a community development charity based in Barking and Dagenham, has secured a grant from The Open University’s Open Societal Challenges fund to tackle urgent social infrastructure needs within the borough.

The British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) has received funding to launch a project aimed at improving the experience of at-home medical abortion through the integration of AI chatbots.

The Open University (OU) has just released its first Open Access research book as part of an OU venture to pilot an Open Access Book Fund.

Saferworld, a charity dedicated to creating safer communities by preventing armed violence, has secured funding for an ambitious research project aimed at improving the transparency and accountability of UK national security policy.

In her inaugural lecture, on 24 October 2024, Cinzia Priola, Professor of Work and Organisation Studies in The Open University's Faculty of Business & Law, explored her research on inclusion, diversity and inequalities in the workplace and social lives.